Arakwal people explained

The Arakwal are an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of New South Wales.

Country

In Norman Tindale 's estimation the Arakwal had about 700mi2 of territory, stretching from Ballina and the north side of the Richmond River to Cape Byron. Their inland extension ran as far as Lismore, Casino and Coraki. Their boundaries at Ballina joined those of the Widje hordes of the Badjelang.

Alternative names

• Coo-al
• Jawjumjeri
• Kahwul
• Kogung
• Lismore tribe
• Naiang
• Njung
• Nyung
• Yawkum-yore

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Notes

Citations

Sources

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• Aboriginal dialects . Hargrave . Edward . Science of Man . 21 March 1903a . 6 . 1 . 6–9 .
• Aboriginal dialects . Hargrave . Edward . Science of Man . 22 April 1903b . 6 . 3 . 39–42 .
• Aboriginal dialects . Hargrave . Edward . Science of Man . 25 May 1903c . 6 . 4 . 54–55 .
• Aboriginal dialects . Hargrave . Edward . Evans . J. . Science of Man . 21 March 1903 . 6 . 2 . 24–27 .
• Book: Livingstone, H. . Short Grammar and Vocabulary of the Dialect spoken by the Minyung People . 1892 . An Australian language as spoken by the Awabakal, the people of Awaba, or lake Macquarie (near Newcastle, New South Wales) being an account of their language, traditions, and customs . Fraser . John . C. Potter, Govt. Printer . Sydney . https://archive.org/download/australianlangua00threrich/australianlangua00threrich.pdf . Appendix 2–27.
• Aboriginal place names and other words, with their meanings, peculiar to the Richmond and Tweed River districts . Rankin . T. . Science of Man . 22 September 1900 . 3 . 8 . 132–134 .
• Book: Tindale, Norman Barnett . Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names . 1974 . Norman Tindale . . 978-0-708-10741-6.